Fudging-machine.



No. 894,332. PATENTED JULY 28, 1908. s; A.KREWS0N.

FUDGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION PILD JUNE 9, 1904.

witnesses UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

SAMUEL A. KREWSON, OF PENSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

FUD GING-MACHIN E Specification of Letters Patent.

= Patented-July 2s, 1908.

Application med June 9, 1904. seal N0..211,794.

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, SAMUEL A.- KREWsoN,

av citizen of the United States, residing at- Pensauken, inthe State of New Jersey,.have

invented a new and useful Improvement in Fudging-Machines, of which the' following is a specilication.

vfudging wheel and for rotating the plate' which the shoe is pushed forward.

casing 12 on the standard 1.

It further consists of. means foradjusting thevarious parts for soles of different thicknesses and widths of extension.

It further'consists of novel features of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 re resents atop plan view andl Fig. 2 a side e evation of a machine .embodying mylinvention. Fig. 3 re resents a fragmentary section through the ine x--x Fig. 1.

Similar numerals. of reference indicate cor= responding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings: I designates a frame or stand ard in which are'be'arings 2 'for a shaft 3 bearing'a pulle 4, which may be connected by theusual elt to a source of power, not shown. A friction clutch Afin'a'y be usedto connect the pulley 4 and shaft 3. At one end of the shaft 3 is an eccentrically mounted pin 6, .connected by a link 7 to an arm 8 on a rock shaft 9.' The forward end of the rock shaft 9 is connected byl a link 10 to a bolt 11, sliding and partially rotatable in a Secured to the bolt 11 is an arm 13 in which is pivotally mounted a fudging wheel 14. Against the heel 15 of the arm 13 bears a nut 16 mounted on a screw 17, set -in a bracket 18 on the frame 1. Thumb nuts 19 and a jam-n'ut'20 act to hold the nut 16 in any desired position.

Mounted on the shaft 3 is an eccentric 21 connected by a link 22 to one end of a lever 23, the free end of Whichis bent arou'nd and pivoted on the shaft 24 of the shoe plate 25.

he shaft 24 is shown as supported" in .a bracket 26 pivoted at 27 on the frame land angularl adjustable by means of a screw 28 mounted in the frame. The plate 25 is Shown'as having a beveled portion 29 at its periphery and is secured to a pinion 30, with the teeth 31 of which engages the nose ofa dog 32, mounted on the lever 23. A bracket 33, secured to the frame 1, carries a springactuated dog 34 also 'meshing with the teeth 31l of the pinion 30. The-shaft 24 is normally raised by a spring'35 abutting atione en d against the bracket 26 and at the other against a collar 36 vadjustably mounted upon ,j

the shaft.- A stirrup,.not shown, is connected by-a link 37 to the shaft 24 and acts to draw the same downward against'the thrust of the spring 35.

\ The operation is as follows: The operator, first `depressing the plate 25 by means of the stirru inserts the extension ofthe sole of the's oe 38 between the portion 29 of the plateA 25 an'd the'teeth'of the fudging wheel i' 14, anda gas burner 39 may. be ein loyed to heat. the Wheel 14 if desired. v n the machine being started, the plate 25 will be intermittently rotated by lmeans of the eccentric 21 andv dog 32, its reverse movement being prevented by -the' dog 34.- The movement of the shoe, properly guided by the o erator, will act to rotate the fudging the sole extension. At thesame time by .means ofthe rock shaft 9 and .connected parts, the lever 13 on which the wheel 14 is mounted is given an oscillatory or vibratory motion, of say three-sixteenths of an inch,`

though' the range of this. movement maybe varied if desire l, The effect' of the regular indentations produced will be tomake impressions similar to those made by hand rather than those made either on awelt' seam or a McKay machine,

.80 l. Whee 1"4 so that its teeth lindent the face of' and the movementl of the wheel 14 is the Asame-.as if moved by hand. gf- It will be noted that by means of the screw 28 the plate 25 may be laterally ady justed with respectto the fudging wheel', for .soles of.' varying widths of extension, while the fudging Wheel 'itself may be vertically adjusted by means ofthe nut 16 bearing against the Wheel A15 of the lever 13 to accommodate solesof different thicknesses.

'It is evident that various changes'may be made by thoseskilled in the art, which will A come Within thescope of my invention, and I, do not therefore `desire to 'be limited in every instancefto the exact construction herein shown andl described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

denting Wheel, a support for the wheel and on which the 'same freely rotates, and mechanism for moving the Wheel support back andoforth across a portion of the stock.

2.4 In a machine of the character described,

the combination with a rotatable feed table and mechanism for positively rotating the table, of a freely rotatable indenting Wheel, a support for thewheel and mechanism for moving the Wheel back andv forth across a portion ofthe stock being treated.

3. A machine for making im ression or imitation stitches, having, in com ination, a Work support, an indenting Wheel and mechanism acting automatically to roll the Wheel back and forth over the Work and to feed the Work during the rolling movements of the Wheel, substantially as described.

4. A machine for making impression or imitation stitches, having, in combination, a work support, an indenting Wheel and mechanism acting automatically to roll the Wheel backand forth over the Work and to impart a continuous feeding movement to the Work, substantially as described.

5. A, machine for making rimpression or imitation stitches, having, in combination, an indenting lWheel, means independent of the indenting wheel for feeding thelwork past the Wheel and means for rolling the Wheel back and forth over the Work as successive portions thereof are presented to the Wheelv by the feeding means substantially as described. y

6'. A machine for making impression or imitation stitches, having, in combination, an indenting Wheel, a rotatable Work suport, means for actuating said support to feedv the Work past the Wheel and means for rolling the Wheel back and forth over the Work as successive ortions thereof are presented to the Whedl substantially as described.

7. A machinefor making impression or imitation stitches, having, in combination, an indenting Wheel, a frusto conical Work sup ort having its-axis arranged at an angle tot e axis of the indenting Wheel, means for rotating said support' to feed the Work past the Wheel and means for rolling the Wheel back and forth over the Work as successive ortions thereof are presented to the Wheel y the work support, substantially as described, i f

8. A machine for making impression or imitation stitches,having, in combination, an indenting'wheel, a yieldingly mounted roby the Work support,

tatable Work support, means for rotating said support to feed the Work ast the Wheel and means for rolling the Wffeel back and forth over the Work assuccessive portions thereof` are" presented to the Wheel by the Work support, substantially as described.

9. In a machine-of the character described," the combination lwith an indenting tool, a.

work support arranged at an angle to said tool, means for actuating the support to feed the Work past the tool, and means for shifting the tool as successive portions of the Work are' presented thereto by the Work support back and forth over the Work While maintaining engagement between the tool and Work.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination with an indenting Wheel, a Work support rotatable on an axis at an angle to the axis of the wheel, means for adjusting said Work support to change its angular position with respect to the Wheel, means for rotating the support to feed the Work past the Wheel irrespective of the angular adjustmentof said support, `and means 'for shifting the Wheel back and forth over the Work as successive ortions thereof are presented to the Wheel y thework support.

11. In a machine. of the character de-Iv scribed, the combination with an indenting Wheel, of a Work support rotatable on an axis at an angle to the axisof the Wheel, means Whereby` said Work support is adjustable relative to the wheel, means'for rotating the support to feed the Work past lthe Wheel irrespective of the adjustment of the su port, and means for shifting the Wheel ba'c and forth over the Work as successive portions thereof are kpresented to the Wheel by the Work support. l

12. In a -machine of the character described, the combination with an indenting wheel, of a Work suppo'rtrotatable on an axis at an angle to the axis of the Wheel, means for rotating the su port to feed the Work past the Wheel, an means for shifting the Wheel back and forth over the Work as successive portions thereof arepresented to the Wheel by the Work support.

13. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination with an indenting tool, of a shiftable Work support, means whereby the relation of'thettool and'Work support is adjustable, means for operating the support to feed the Work past the tool irrespective of said adjustment, and means for shifting the tool back and forth over the Work as ysuccessivefportions thereof are presented `to the tool by the -Work sup ort.

SAMUEL A. KR WSON.

Witnesses: 4

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, j

G. D; McVAY. 

